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Thursday, September 27, 2012

Are Democrats or Republicans More Beautiful?

Thousands of Americans prepared for the upcoming presidential
election by voting for politicians... based solely on looks. The
exclusive online dating community, BeautifulPeople.com, provided a list
of political heavyweights and told voters to choose the most beautiful
and more than 57,000 people responded.

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) eked out a win with 64% favorable votes over former president Bill Clinton
(D), a stunning contender, who slid into the second-most beautiful
position only one percentage point behind Palin. Despite his close loss,
Bill Clinton did come out seven slots and 23% ahead of his wife, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
(D). Overall, voters determined Democrats were more attractive, with a
39% average favorable vote, compared with the Republicans' average score
of just 31% favorable.

Of the current presidential candidates, President Barack Obama (D) came in fourth, with a 57% favorable vote, with former Mass. Gov. and presidential hopeful Mitt Romney (R) three slots behind at seventh, with 42% in favor.

"It's no secret that politicians can be disingenuous, however this
election season has seen a litany of falsehoods from both parties," said
Greg Hodge, Managing Director of
BeautifulPeople.com. "We asked voters to get past the flawed characters
of our political officials and vote purely on aesthetics — that Sarah Palin took top spot clearly indicates voters were able to do just that."

Not faring quite so well were Newt Gingrich, with 14%, Chris Christie with 9%, and Barney Frank and John McCain, who tied for the ugliest spot with just 8% of voters giving them a favorable vote.

Surprisingly, John Boehner made fifth place with 54% whilst former speaker of the house Nancy Pelosi ranked a disappointing sixteenth place, the lowest of our female politicians, with just a 24% favorable rating.

Greg Hodge continued, "Sick of the
rhetoric about abortion rights and the economy? Vote for beauty. At
least when politicians lie to you they will look good doing it."

The Top 10 most attractive politicians are:

Politician

% favorable vote

Sarah Palin (R)

64%

Bill Clinton (D)

63%

Gavin Newsom (D)

61%

Barack Obama (D)

57%

John Boehner (R)

54%

Paul Ryan (R)

47%

Mitt Romney (R)

42%

Joe Biden (D)

42%

Hillary Clinton (D)

40%

Joe Kennedy (D)

39%

The Top 10 ugliest politicians are:

Politician

% favorable vote

Barney Frank (D)

8%

John McCain (R)

8%

Chris Christie (R)

9%

Newt Gingrich (R)

14%

Ron Paul (R)

16%

Nancy Pelosi (D)

24%

John Edwards (D)

28%

George Bush (R)

30%

Al Gore (D)

32%

Michele Bachmann (R)

32%

The poll, which was open to the public, employed a rating system
similar to the one members of BeautifulPeople.com use to approve
applicants who wish to join their exclusive gated community.